Databases A-Z
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Life and Times of Jorge Luis Borges
This database, based upon the Jorge Luis Borges Collection and Documentation Center of the Fundacion San Telmo (Buenos Aires, Argentina), is the world's largest and most distiguished collection of materials related to Borges' life and works. -
Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-1900
Bringing together unique primary sources drawn from world-class maritime archives and heritage collections Life at Sea takes a socio-cultural approach, focusing on the individual experiences and personal narratives of seafarers. Through a broad range of sources, from journals and memoirs to ships’ logs and court records, the lives of ordinary seamen, merchants, whalers and pirates can be explored.
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Life Magazine Archive, 1936-2000
The Life Magazine Archive presents an extensive collection of the famed photojournalism magazine, spanning from its very first issue in November, 1936 through December, 2000 in a comprehensive cover-to-cover format. Published by Time Inc., the magazine has featured story-telling through documentary photographs and informative captions. Each issue visually and powerfully depicted national and international events and topical stories, providing intimate views of real people and their real life situations. -
LILACS - Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature
LILACS is a comprehensive index of scientific and technical literature of Latin America and the Caribbean. For 32 years contributing to increase visibility, access and quality of health information in the Region.
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LinkedIn Learning
An excellent resource for professional development, LinkedIn Learning provides over 20,000 video courses on IT and Business/Organizational Skills.
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LISA: Library and Information Science Abstracts
This database currently abstracts and indexes over 440 periodicals from more than 68 countries and in more than 20 different languages. Subject coverage includes all aspects of librarianship, library users, information retrieval and more. -
Literary Manuscripts: 17th and 18th Century Poetry from the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
Offers literary scholars the opportunity to examine complete facsimile images of 190 manuscripts of 17th and 18th century verse held in the celebrated Brotherton Collection at the University of Leeds. Alongside original compositions are painstakingly copied verses, translations, songs and riddles. The whole collection is situated within an assortment of manuscripts, some entirely dedicated to poetry, while others contain medicinal recipes, household accounts, draft letters, musical scores and plays. There are also several printed works, with handwritten verse additions. -
Literary Manuscripts: Victorian Manuscripts
The Berg Collection is recognised as one of the finest literary research collections in the world, and the Victorian holdings are the undisputed jewel in its crown.A broad range of authors from across the nineteenth century make this an essential research tool for all scholars and students researching Victorian literature.Most of these unique manuscripts are unavailable in any medium elsewhere. They are supplemented by some rare printed materials, including early editions annotated by the authors. -
Literary Print Culture: The Stationer's Company Archives
The Stationers’ Company Archive is one of the most important resources for understanding the workings of the early book trade, the printing and publishing community, the establishment of legal requirements for copyright provisions and the history of bookbinding. Documents from 1554 to the 21st century.
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Literary Theory
The criteria for the inclusion of works in Literary Theory seek to reflect the diverse material and interests encompassed by the history of literary theory and criticism. In addition to works written in English, the database includes works which were originally written in other languages but which have had a significant bearing on English and American traditions of theory and criticism, or which have influenced contemporary theoretical debate in the English-speaking world. All works in the database appear in English. -
Literature and Culture Collection (Rotunda)
Rotunda's Literature and Culture collection offers scholars and students at all levels an invaluable source of primary and secondary materials by some of the most enduring poets and prose writers from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century. Collections include: The Digital Temple ; Emily Dickinson's Correspondences ; The Letters of Matthew Arnold ; Clotel, by William Wells Brown ; Herman Melville's 'Typee' ; The Letters of Christina Rossetti ; and, Journal of Emily Shore. -
Literature Online
Literature Online is the leading online resource for the study and teaching of literature in English. It is a fully integrated service that combines the texts of over 355,000 literary works with a vast library of key criticism and reference resources. Literature Online’s collection of accurate poetry, prose and drama is relied upon by researchers around the world on a daily basis and the essential criticism and reference resources. Includes reference works such as Encyclopedia of the Novel, Columbia Dictionary of Modern European Literature, Columbia Dictionary of Modern Literary and Cultural Criticism and New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics. -
Loeb Classical Library
A virtual library of all that is important in Greek and Latin literature. Epic and lyric poetry; tragedy and comedy; history, travel, philosophy, and oratory; the great medical writers and mathematicians; those Church Fathers who made particular use of pagan culture — in short, our entire Greek and Latin Classical heritage is represented here with up-to-date texts and accurate English translations.
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London Low Life
London Low Life is a full-text searchable resource, containing colour digital images of rare books, ephemera, maps and other materials relating to 18th, 19th and early 20th century London. In addition to the digital documents, London Low Life contains a wealth of secondary resources, including a chronology, interactive maps, essays, online galleries and links to other useful websites.
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Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2010)
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. -
Los Angeles Times (1881-2002)
The Los Angeles Times (1881-2010) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
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Los Angeles Times (1985-present)
Major daily newspaper from Los Angeles. With the nation's largest editorial department, it offers extensive coverage of national, international, and local news. Coverage is 1985-present. -
LSEG Workspace
LSEG Workspace, formerly Refinitiv Workspace, is useful for tracking industries, companies, private equity and venture capital deals, mergers and acquisitions, loans, bonds, commodities and other market activity. It provides screening and analysis tools for customized reports. It also includes company profiles that feature news, events, earnings estimates, financial fundamentals, valuation, peer comparisons, corporate governance and ESG data, transaction data, corporate filings, ownership, executive biographies and compensation, Board members and analyst research reports.
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LWW Health Library
LWW Health Library includes electronic texts, interactive multimedia ancillary content such as procedural videos, images, real-life case studies, and quiz banks tailored by specialty. Johns Hopkins subscribes to the following collections: Anesthesiology, Board Review Series, and Pediatrics.
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LWW Journals Online
LWW Journals Online includes more than 200 medical publications. Content is updated regularly, according to the frequency of each journal, assuring you of the most up-to-date information available. Some titles offer additional online content not available in print.